{"id":11846,"date":"2023-12-18T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=11846"},"modified":"2023-12-25T07:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T13:53:44","slug":"humanizing-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=11846","title":{"rendered":"Humanizing Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"\nsometimes i wonder\nif mary breastfed jesus\nif she cried out when he bit her\nor if she sobbed when he would not latch\n\nand sometimes i wonder\nif this is all too vulgar\nto ask in a church\nfull of men\nwithout milk stains on their shirts\nor coconut oil on their breasts\npreaching from pulpits off limits to the mother of god\n\nbut then i think of feeding jesus\nbirthing jesus\nthe expulsion of blood\nand smell of sweat\nthe salt of a mother\u2019s tears\nonto the soft head of the salt of the earth\nfeeling lonely\nand tired\nhungry\nannoyed\noverwhelmed\nloving \n\nand i think\nif the vulgarity of birth is not\nhonestly preached\nby men who carry power but not burden\nwho carry privilege but not labor\nwho carry authority but not submission\nthen it should not be preached at all\n\nbecause the real scandal of the birth of god\nlies in the cracked nipples of a\n14 year old\nand not in the sermons of ministers\nwho say women\nare too delicate\nto lead<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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From the Facebook page<\/a> of Letitia Shelton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Francisco de Zurbaran<\/strong> was a 17th<\/sup> century Spanish painter who imagined Mary at different stages in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n
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“The Birth of Mary” (1631-1635)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“The Virgin Mary as a Child Praying” (1658-1660)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“The Family of the Virgin” (<\/strong>1629)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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“Asleep young virgin Mary” (1655)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“The Young Virgin” (1632-1633)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“The Annunciation” (1637\u20131639)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“The Annunciation” (1650)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Immaculate Conception” (1630)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Immaculate Conception” (1630)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Immaculate Conception” (1630)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Immaculate Conception” (1633)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Immaculate Conception” (1660)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“The Adoration of the Magi” (1639)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Madonna and Child” (1658)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Holy Family”  (1659)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Madonna with the infant Christ and St John the Baptist” (1659)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Madonna with the infant Christ and St John the Baptist” (1662)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth” (detail) (1640)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth” (detail) (1640)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth” (1640)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Mother’s Grief<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tylonn J. Sawyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Amanda Owen-Walkup<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kaitlin Shetler<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Do you have a path or mission?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
My mission is to find the kicked out, the bruised, and burdened and to learn at their feet. My mission is to create a community where we can share our lives and hearts with one another without dulling each other\u2019s gifts, spirits, and love. My mission is to live with those the Church decided didn\u2019t belong, and to help them carve out all the toxic experiences and self-loathing and to accept them doing the same for me.<\/p>\nAn interview with Kaitlin in Authentic Theology<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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A thoughtful commentary on the poem “sometimes i wonder” can be found at the Light In Grey Places<\/a><\/strong> review<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n (baptized 7 November 1598 \u2013 27 August 1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbar\u00e1n gained the nickname “Spanish Caravaggio”, owing to the forceful use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled.
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau<\/strong> (30 November 1825 \u2013 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life, he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States…. He finished 822 known paintings, but the whereabouts of many are still unknown.
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